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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-01

The city is approving a contract with Desiree Bittner, LLC (doing business as First Response Family Clinic) to provide medical evaluations, wellness assessments, and related services for Houston Police Department sworn officers.

What it means for you

Houston police officers will receive medical and wellness evaluation services through this clinic; the contract runs four years and is capped at $2,000,000.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0754 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 1, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

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How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?DESIREEBITTNER, LLC DBA FIRST RESPONSE FAMILY CLINIC; sworn personnel of the Houston Police Departmentminutes ↗
Which fund?General Fund, 4 Yearsminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the September 1, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260901-12 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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